#a09bfa

Color #a09bfa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a09bfa

RGB

rgb(160, 155, 250)

HSL

hsl(243.2, 90.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.2, 38%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(36%, 38%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(67.89, 23.65, -46.77)

LCH

lch(67.89, 52.41, 296.82)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.1358, 284.94)

HWB

hwb(243.2, 60.8%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f5fa9b

Analogous

#9bc5fa

#a09bfa

#d09bfa

Triadic

#a09bfa

#faa09b

#9bfaa0

Split-complementary

#a09bfa

#fad09b

#c5fa9b

Tetradic

#a09bfa

#fa9bf5

#f5fa9b

#9bfaa0

Square

#a09bfa

#fa9bc5

#f5fa9b

#9bfad0

Shades

Color #a09bfa mixed toward black.

#635bf7

#261af4

#130ac1

#0d0681

#060340

Tints

Color #a09bfa mixed toward white.

#b0acfb

#c0bcfc

#d0cdfd

#dfdefd

#efeefe

Tones

Color #a09bfa mixed toward gray.

#a7a3f2

#aeabea

#b5b3e2

#bcbbda

#c3c3d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ee8 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9fe3 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#a0d8d4 · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09bfa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09bfa]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a09bfa (#a09bfa) is rgb(160, 155, 250) in RGB.

No, #a09bfa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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